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Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has discounted widespread rumors of any rancor between her and her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, which allegedly forced her to stay away from the country for an unusually extended period.   Mrs Buhari, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja via a British Airways flight told state-owned Nigerian […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils to prepare for strike on Oct. 16 if negotiation breaks down again with Federal Government. In a circular sent to state councils, signed by its General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, NLC said this was a notice in case the proposed negotiations slated for Oct. 15 with […]

The 2020 Appropriation Bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday is full of unrealistic and ill-advised assumptions as well as false data and manipulations, Uche Secondus, national chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Saturday. This is the latest in a torrent […]

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed Mr Olajide Oduyoye as the new General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The LASTMA Public Relations Officer, Mr Olumide Filade, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday.   Oduyoye replaced Mr Olawale Musa, who has since been […]

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster and Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq has denied her rumored planned marriage to President Muhammadu Buhari, dismissing it as fake news. Social media has been awash with claims that President Buhari will be getting married to Farouq because Mrs Buhari has been away for months. Mrs Buhari left the country […]

A 300-page report by the committee set up by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to find solutions to banditry and other security challenges in the state has indicted top military officers and traditional rulers for complicity in the spate of violence that has killed over 6, 000 people in the last 10 years. Chaired […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday barred all ministers and heads of federal agencies from travelling abroad pending their defence of the 2020 budget before the National Assembly. A statement issued in Abuja by Willie Bassey, Director Information, Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the order was with immediate effect. “The suspension […]

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) yesterday alleged that the Federal Government has been mounting undue pressure on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, to accept a list of judges selected by the presidency to sit on the presidential election petition appeal tribunal. At a press conference held on the alleged plot […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and four others who served under him as commissioners. This decision followed two preliminary reports presented by two different ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the 820 buses purchased by Ambode and to […]

The senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, on Friday suffered a setback as the Court of Appeal dismissed his suit challenging his sack from the National Assembly. A 3-man panel of the appellate court upheld the verdict of the Kogi State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal which nullified […]

The Nigerian Army 1 Division said the troops of Operation Thunder Strike have rescued students of Government Day Secondary School, Gwagwada in Chikun Council of Kaduna State that were abducted by unknown gunmen. In a statement by Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, Colonel Ezindu Idimah he said the Troops who were […]

High trading in the shares of Dangote Cement Plc yesterday lifted the volume and value of transactions at the stock market despite the continued dominance of the bears. The volume and value of trading rose by 49.5% and 290 % respectively, to 363.2 million shares worth N19 billion. Dangote Cement Plc accounted for the 114.7 […]